Legal Opinion

Murray v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided June 23, 1993No. 92-109PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MACY, Chief Justice.

Appellant Donald Murray appeals from his conviction for involuntary manslaughter in violation of Wyo.Stat. § 6-2-105(a)(ii) and (b) (1988).

We affirm as modified.

Appellant presents the following issues for our consideration:

I. Whether wilful[] and wanton conduct by law enforcement agents in purposely failing to inform Mr. Murray of the reasons for his arrest in violation of W.R.Cr.P. 4(c) invalidates the arrest and requires suppression of statements attained during the illegal arrest?

II. Whether the evidence was sufficient to sustain a conviction for involuntary…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Dunaway v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Taylor v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. United States v. Martin F. BurkeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
  5. Parker Land & Cattle Co. v. Wyoming Game & Fish CommissionWyoming Supreme Court · 1993

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. People v. HallSupreme Court of Colorado · 2000
  2. Fontaine v. Board of County Com'rs of Park CountyWyoming Supreme Court · 2000
  3. Meerscheidt v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Morris v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Nixon v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2000

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